Crime Commission Breakfast Forum
For over 30 years, the Crime Commission has featured prominent government and law enforcement figures at its breakfast forums. The speaker briefs an audience of leaders from the business, civic and law enforcement communities on critical initiatives and policies that affect the local criminal justice system. Guest speakers have included: U.S. Senators and Representatives, federal judges, cabinet under-secretaries, the governor, the state attorney general, mayor, police commissioner, prosecutors, heads of the New York office of federal enforcement agencies, and others.

October 23, 2018New York City Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill discusses progress on neighborhood policing.watch video from the event»

March 15, 2018Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., New York County District Attorney discussed reforming the criminal justice system and common sense gun control policies.

February 1, 2018Preeti Chauhan, Director of the Misdemeanor Justice Project and Associate Professor at John Jay College, presented the findings from the Misdemeanor Justice Project's latest study, Trends in Arrests for Misdemeanor Charges in New York City, 1993-2016.
Jeremy Travis, Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice at the Laura & John Arnold Foundation made opening remarks.watch video and see photos from the event»read the report»read the press release»

January 9, 2018Darcel D. Clark, Bronx County District Attorney, discussed the 21st century prosecutor's role in making Rikers Island safer.

November 9, 2017William F. Sweeney, Jr., FBI-NY Assistant Director in Charge, discussed his agency's role in investigating threats to national security.

October 4, 2017
NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan discussed the origins and escalation of the narcotics overdose crisis, and suggest initiatives to reverse it.
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April 5, 2017
John Jay College of Criminal Justice President Jeremy Travis and Associate Professor Preeti Chauhan presented to the commission the results of a study on trends in custody status for individuals admitted to NYC jails.
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March 20, 2017Dr. Shabnam Javdani, Assistant Professor at NYU Steinhardt; Roberta Liggett, Program Associate of the Crime Commission's E-Responder Program;
Michael Perry, Program Supervisor of the Central Family Life Center's True 2 Life Program; and Michael Rodriguez, Outreach Worker of Bronx Connect's Release the Grip Program, participated in a panel discussion on the role of social media in gun violence and the commission's E-Responder Program co-sponsored by the Crime Commission and John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
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March 8, 2017Major General (ret.) James "Spider" Marks, U.S. Army, discussed current U.S. national security challenges, including Russia, China, ISIS, and the Trump Administration's relationship with the intelligence community.

April 27, 2015Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, head of the New York state court system, addressed the commission about summons court reform; and John Jay College of Criminal Justice President Jeremy Travis and Assistant Professor Preeti Chauhan presented to the commission the results of a study on summons issuance patterns in New York City.
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October 28, 2014
John Jay College of Criminal Justice President Jeremy Travis and Assistant Professor Preeti Chauhan presented to the commission the results of a study on trends in misdemeanor arrests in New York.
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June 24, 2014Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., Richmond County District Attorney, addressed the Crime Commission on the growing heroin crisis in New York.

May 15, 2013Cyrus R. Vance Jr., New York County District Attorney, addressed the Crime Commission on intelligence driven prosecution.

February 26, 2013Lt. General Frank Kearny addressed the Crime Commission on the effects of transnational crime on law enforcement.

January 15, 2013Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, head of the New York state court system, addressed the Crime Commission at a Breakfast Forum about felony case adjudication.

October 16, 2012Loretta Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, addressed the Crime Commission on law enforcement's response to the rise of cyber crime and the future of technology in crime fighting.

May 22, 2012Richard A. Clarke, Security Expert and Former White House Advisor, addressed the Crime Commission at a breakfast forum about the prevalance of cyber crime and its imminent dangers as technology evolves and cyber criminals become more sophisticated in their efforts.
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April 16, 2012Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York addressed the Crime Commission at a breakfast forum about the costly and widespread threat of cyber crime.
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February 29, 2012Stacia Hylton, Director of the U.S. Marshals Service, explained how the U.S. Marshals address violent crime and reduce risks to law enforcement personnel. She highlighted these efforts as they apply to suppressing gang activity, enforcement of federal and state sex offender laws, and community reinvestment efforts through the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Program.
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January 23, 2012Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator (NY); Chris Sonderby, Associate General Counsel of Facebook; Mary Galligan, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Cyber/Special Operations Division; and Helen Nissenbaum, Professor in the NYU Steinhardt School's Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, participated in a panel discussion on cyber crime co-sponsored by the Crime Commission and the NYU Institute for Public Knowledge.

September 21, 2011Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, head of the New York state court system, announced the need for sweeping reform of the state's juvenile justice system at a Citizens Crime Commission Breakfast Forum.
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May 23, 2011Franklin E. Zimring, the William G. Simon Professor of Law and Wolfen Distinguished Scholar at the University of California-Berkeley, addressed the Crime Commission at a Breakfast Forum, discussing the role played by the NYPD in achieving dramatic and unprecedented reductions in crime in New York City during the last two decades.
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November 12, 2010Kenneth Melson, Deputy Director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, addressed the Crime Commission at a Breakfast Forum, discussing the Bureau's efforts to combat illegal gun trafficking.
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September 10, 2010Garry McCarthy, Director of the Newark, NJ Police Department,
addressed the Crime Commission at a breakfast forum, discussing his
efforts to reduce crime and work with the community to improve law
enforcement.see photos from this event»

May 19, 2010Office of Children and Family Services Commissioner Gladys Carrion spoke to the Crime Commission about her efforts to improve the effectiveness of New York State's juvenile justice system.
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February 4, 2010Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, head of
the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Divisionsee photos from this event»

January 13, 2010Denise E. O'Donnell, who serves as the top law enforcement official in the Paterson administration and the Commissioner of New York's Division of Criminal Justice Services
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April 30, 2009Robert Sica, Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service's New York Field Office, spoke to the Crime Commission about the work of the Secret Service and recent trends in security and counter-terrorism.
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June 12, 2008Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton spoke about his crime-fighting accomplishments in Los Angeles and how his work there differs from his experiences in New York City.
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May 28, 2008New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly provided the Crime Commission with a wide-ranging overview of current operations and new initiatives at the department, including measures being taken to address the threat of terrorism.
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March 15, 2007FBI Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office, Mark Mershon, spoke about recent trends and developments at the office and in the crime-fighting field.

December 11, 2006Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College spoke regarding several new initiatives planned for the college.
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October 21, 2005New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly spoke about his department's approach to counter-terrorism issues.